I picked up some 147gr Win FMJ for use in light practice loads in my .308.
Does anyone have a recipe to share for this combo?
I've got Varget, 748 and RL15 to work with, but I'll take other combos.
This is for 100 - 200 yd practicing of hunting positions only. Thanks

For plinking I use surplus 223 & 308 military ammo purchased at gun shows, or you can order it. Cheaper than reloading, accurate too.

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Originally posted by Westernmassman:
I picked up some 147gr Win FMJ for use in light practice loads in my .308.
Does anyone have a recipe to share for this combo?
I've got Varget, 748 and RL15 to work with, but I'll take other combos.
This is for 100 - 200 yd practicing of hunting positions only. Thanks

41grs. RE15 should work well. Jay

I thought any .308 was by definition a light load?

Most of the reloading manuals cover recomended loads for all three powders. For reasonable accuracy , light recoil and reduced cost I would select 2230-C, Blue Dot and (this one of the areas I found it to be safe) 7383.

40gr. 2230-C, 10 shot 3/8" group 50 yds..2525 fps.

• 23gr. Blue Dot 2264 fps. 3 shot 1/4" group 50 yds.
  

41.5gr. 7383, MAG PRIMER ( a must for good ignition), CRIMPED, 2325 fps.6 shots 1/4" vertical 1" horizontal.

For use in rifles these three powders are the best value on the market today. I recommend that the 7383 be used only after reading a report that I can E-Mail you.

I have gone the route you intend to go and finally found that 110gr. fmjRNs are quite accurate , cheap, and deliver the lowest recoil.These are the standard carbine bullets. It would be a good investment if you can find the surplus at a good price. really a fun plinker. If you would like some data on these let me know. roger

I'm in the process of teaching my wife to shoot. her rifle of choice was a Ruger 77 RSI, which is a fairly light weight gun.
I started her out with a light cast bullet load and she's now at a level where 25.0 gr. of IMR-4895 in Milsurp brass with a bulk 150 gr. Winchester Power point bullet feels comfortable for her. When she gets good with that load, I'll up the charge a bit. Anyway, the load gives decent groups at 100 yards, although you will have to readjust the sights to compensate. I haven't tried them at 200 yards though, as she is nowhere ready to shoot that far out yet. Recoil is very mild.
I agree that using milsurp ammo is another way to go, I believe recoil would negate the purpose of a light recoiling practice load.
Paul B.

I was watching a show earlier about wimmen teaching other wimmen to shoot and they wouldn't use anything but 12 guages.

They said that it was wrong to lighten up; take it all at once and get them over it. Sure enough, the first woman to shoot got knocked back, almost lost the shotgun and began to cry. The female instructer kept her shooting and as soon as she broke her first first clay, all the trepidation vanished and she was grinning from ear to ear.

Another case of the soft bigotry of low expectations, maybe.

I'm with tiggertate, aany .308 will qualify, if you're in doubt, go shoot ten rounds through a .416 first.

I must respwctfully submit an opinion.
Some of you guys don't seem to understand how much difference the rifle itself makes in recoil. I own 13 centerfire rifles including a .338 win and a 45/70 and the 2 hardest kicking rifles I have ever fired include 1 ruger 30,06 and 1 remington 760 pump carbine I once owned in 308. Belive me that thing was brutal. It kicked way more than my model 70 in .338 win...tj3006

I guess different people react differently. I have a 760 in .308 with the original plastic butt plate and find it comfortable to shoot. Maybe we're just built different. I shoot some varied calibers but the most uncomfortable rifle I remember shooting was a lightweight Weatherby in 300 Wby with an injection molded stock; probably 6.5 lbs all out. Even worser than Jeffe's 45-70 Handi-Gun tinker toy. And I agree with what Ray Atkinson said some other post; a Winchester 30-30 kicks all out of proportion to the round.

I have had a few guys tell me that their favorite load in the 308 is with 18.5 grains of Blue Dot for range work....

Any Blue Dot, SR 4759 or IMR 4227 load should be on the mild side for recoil....

23 max on the blue dot....

27 Max on the SR 4759 and IMR 4227....

IMR 4198 is also a dandy powder... I like 30 grains and a 150 grain bullet....

cheers
seafire

Trigger tate,
My 308 760 was a 18.5 inch carbine. They only made a few, and if i would have known how few i might have kept it !
But fact is I hated shooting that one ! but it should be noted i was not as experenced a shooter as I am now, and just mabye if I shot it know I would handle it better, ...tj3006

Mine was a 270 carbine when I got it and later I picked up a 22" 308 barrel assembly. Maybe that's the difference?